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[neverbetold]

Another interruption?

You know I have something important yet to do.

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[willoffire]

You haven't done it yet? Ah. Wait. No, dead people are still runnin' around, so I guess you haven't.

[willoffire]

Maybe you could do something important somewhere else!

[neverbetold]

Such as?

[ What could be more important than stopping Edo Tensei? ]

[willoffire]

Uh, I dunno. But you could find out when you get there! It's like I said, you've done enough for Konoha already, y'know.

[ IT COULD BE LIKE A VACATION. Or not. ]

[neverbetold]

Failure doesn't help Konoha, Naruto. But I won't be idle anywhere I find myself.

[ Just get him a beach chair and a fruity drink with a paper umbrella in it. ]

What about you? What will you do?

[willoffire]

[ Kinda wants to say that Itachi succeeding didn't help Konoha in the past either. Itachi gets a squinty face instead though. ] Yeah, I kinda figured you're not the kind to lay around.

Heh. Simple! I'll get back home! That is, if I end up somewhere else, like you.

[neverbetold]

[ For that, Naruto gets a penetrating stare, though his voice is mild. ]

I would expect nothing less. Though I would caution you from leaving too soon. You may learn something important while you're away from home.

[willoffire]

What? What's the look for?!

Wait. You're tellin' me to hang around there? No way, there's still a war back home!

[neverbetold]

[ An eyebrow arches, his only response to that question. ]

Not wait. Simply be certain that you're not in such a rush that you ignore what's in front of you.

[willoffire]

[ Yeah. No. He doesn't know what you mean, Itachi. AT ALL. ]

So then you don't want me to stay there... What? Ahh! Make up your mind already!

[neverbetold]

What I want isn't at issue here. What you take from this experience, however, is.

I'm offering you counsel, Naruto. Nothing more or less.

[willoffire]

Tch.

You never did anything you wanted though, did ya'? You ever think there was something wrong with that? 'Coz there was! Is!

[neverbetold]

I'm hardly a suitable subject. Don't trouble yourself needlessly over such ancient history. Focus instead on the present.

[willoffire]

No, I wanna talk about ancient history today!

[ Guess whose middle name is stubborn? Except not literally. ] Besides, it's not trouble and it's not needless!

[neverbetold]

So you wish to know more about Madara.

[ Yep. Taking him literally on purpose. Who said Itachi was helpful? ]

[willoffire]

...

Now you're just being a jerk on purpose. That's not what I meant at all and you know it!

[neverbetold]

Go ahead, Naruto. Ask what you will.

[willoffire]

[ SUDDENLY. ALL THE PRESSURE. ]

No. Now I dunno what to ask.

[neverbetold]

[ Is that a smile? Yes? No? Maybe?? ]

Are you sure? The window of opportunity doesn't remain open forever.

[willoffire]

Ah! Wait, don't go closin' any windows yet! Wait, wait-- What's your favorite color?!

[ On my god. Lamest question in the history of lame. ]

[neverbetold]

Blue. The shade at the highest point of the sky. And yours is orange, isn't it?

[willoffire]

Heh. Yep! How did you know that anyway?

[ It's not like he wears the color a lot or anything. ]

[neverbetold]

You wear it too often to hate it.

[willoffire]

That's 'coz it's the best color! [ And that answers that. ]

More importantly, do you ever wish you'd done more things you wanted for yourself?

[neverbetold]

[ Welcome to Itachi's habit of answering questions with questions. ]

Do you wish you would have won more dance competitions?

[willoffire]

[ He. Doesn't. Even know. ]

What? I've never-- ... What?!

[neverbetold]

How can you answer a question when you've never experienced what it asks about?

1/3

[willoffire]

[ Give him a minute to figure this out! ]

[willoffire]

[ And then another one! ]

[willoffire]

...

I think I get it. So then, what's stoppin' you now?

[neverbetold]

I've work left to do. Everything else is irrelevant.

[willoffire]

[ Naruto kinda wants to kick him for a moment. ]

You're a dumbass sometimes.

[neverbetold]

I am only human.

[ He can't even bother arguing. ]

[not_a_jutsu]

It's really weird seeing the people from Naruto's universe.

[neverbetold]

Why?

[not_a_jutsu]

Because I always think of what gender everyone is in my universe. Seeing you as a guy is really just weird.

[neverbetold]

Do I look so different?

[not_a_jutsu]

Not really but you're obviously a guy where she's obviously a girl.

[neverbetold]

Yet one's gender does not make one who one is.

[not_a_jutsu]

Yeah but it's still strange. I know gender has nothin' to do with who you are though.

[neverbetold]

Says the one with the sexy no jutsu technique.

[not_a_jutsu]

Hey don't look at me! I invented that for a totally different reason than Naruto!

[neverbetold]

What reason was that?

[not_a_jutsu]

Because Sasuke made fun of how I looked.

[neverbetold]

Why does it matter what Sasuke thinks?

[not_a_jutsu]

Because...

I guess she was always how I measured how good I was.

[neverbetold]

Has that changed?

[not_a_jutsu]

I guess. She's my friend...I'd even call her my sister.